Atlanta United FC vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Atlanta United FC

2 – 1

Full Time

New York Red Bulls

Sat 15 Aug 2026 · 23:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 6' Emil Forsberg

Tristan Muyumba 69' 1–1

Fafa Picault 82' 2–1

Tomas Jacob 48' Y

Fafa Picault 82' Y

Y 90' Mohammed Sofo

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Atlanta United FC 22 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
New York Red Bulls 22 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	22	52
2	Internacional CF Miami	22	42
3	Chicago Fire FC	21	37
4	New England Revolution	22	37
5	Charlotte FC	22	35
6	FC Cincinnati	22	31
7	New York City FC	22	28
8	New York Red Bulls	22	26
9	Toronto FC	22	25
10	D.C. United SC	22	25
11	Orlando City SC	22	25
12	Philadelphia Union	22	24
13	Atlanta United FC	22	21
14	Montreal Impact FC	22	21
15	Columbus Crew SC	22	20
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	21	43
17	Houston Dynamo	22	39
18	Los Angeles FC	23	36
19	San Jose Earthquakes	22	34
20	FC Dallas	22	34
21	St. Louis City	22	34
22	Colorado Rapids SC	22	31
23	San Diego FC	22	30
24	Minnesota United FC	22	29
25	Real Salt Lake	21	28
26	Portland Timbers	22	28
27	Seattle Sounders FC	21	26
28	Los Angeles Galaxy	23	26
29	Austin FC	22	24
30	Sporting Kansas City	22	15

Head-to-Head

Atlanta United FC 19 games · Avg 2.2 goals New York Red Bulls

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-15 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls 2025-05-31 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2025-03-09 Atlanta United FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls 2024-10-05 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls 2024-09-21 New York Red Bulls 2–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	New York Red Bulls	H	2–1	W
01 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	2–3	L
25 Jul	New England Revolution	A	1–4	L
23 Jul	Charlotte FC	A	2–2	D
18 Jul	Nashville SC	A	0–1	L
24 May	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L

New York Red Bulls

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	1–2	L
01 Aug	Orlando City SC	H	3–2	W
25 Jul	Charlotte FC	H	0–2	L
22 Jul	Philadelphia Union	A	1–3	L
24 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–1	W
16 May	New York City FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC		New York Red Bulls
#13	Position	#8
21	Points	26
22	Played	22
6 / 3 / 13	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 10
25	Scored	32
38	Conceded	46
-13	GD	-14
0.95	PPG	1.18
27%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

37% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Atlanta United FC are 13th (21 pts). New York Red Bulls are 8th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

2/4

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/4

61-75

3/7

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York Red Bulls

0-15

6/4

16-30

2/2

31-45

5/6

46-60

4/8

61-75

2/6

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

5 G

5 A

New York Red Bulls

Julian Hall	9 G	2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba	7 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Mercedes-Benz Stadium that hosts another battle between Atlanta United FC and New York Red Bulls.
5' New York Red Bulls fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
6' Against the run of play, Emil Forsberg has scored! This game has turned on its head.
11' Atlanta United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 11.
16' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
21' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
26' Over 26 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
31' New York Red Bulls are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
36' Tomas Jacob is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Atlanta United FC so far.
41' New York Red Bulls come into this ranked 9 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Cooper Wyatt Sanchez suffering a number of foals already.
48' It’s a booking for Atlanta United FC player. Tomas Jacob gets a card.
53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Atlanta United FC winning 100% of all matches.
58' It’s high time Michael Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
63' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York Red Bulls that had 287 games and scored 423 goals.
68' Atlanta United FC ring the changes. Matthew Edwards has done his job and it is now time for Stian Gregersen to step up.
69' Tristan Muyumba adds to his 3 season tally! Atlanta United FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
71' Another substitution for New York Red Bulls to replace Mijahir Jimenez by Jorge Ruvalcaba on 71 minute.
76' New York Red Bulls have won 423 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
79' Cameron Harper has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cade Cowell on 79 minute.
80' Ronald Hernandez gets the nod from Atlanta United FC. He replaces Elias Baez and will look to change the dynamic.
82' Fafa Picault adds to his 2 season tally! Atlanta United FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
82' Fafa Picault has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 82.
86' Maxim Choupo-Moting is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adri Mehmeti at the 86 minute mark.
90' Mohammed Sofo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for New York Red Bulls.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Junior Alonso
22
Fafa Picault ↓ Sergio Santos 86'
59
Aleksei Miranchuk
10
Miguel Almiron ↓ Luke Brennan 86'
1
Lucas Hoyos
8
Tristan Muyumba
55
Tomas Jacob
3
Elias Baez ↓ Ronald Hernandez 80'
47
Matthew Edwards ↓ Stian Gregersen 68'
48
Cooper Wyatt Sanchez ↓ Steven Alzate 80'
16
Adrian Gill

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

34
Ethan Horvath
10
Emil Forsberg ↓ Mohammed Sofo 79'
7
Cade Cowell ↓ Cameron Harper 79'
12
Dylan Nealis
2
Justin Che
48
Ronald Donkor
14
Julian Bazan
16
Julian Hall
15
Adri Mehmeti ↓ Maxim Choupo-Moting 86'
56
Matthew Dos Santos ↓ Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 79'
91
Mijahir Jimenez ↓ Jorge Ruvalcaba 71'

Bench

Coach Michael Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josef Martinez	5
Daniel Royer	3
Bradley Wright-Phillips	3
Frankie Amaya	2
Tim Parker	2
Justin Meram	2
Aleksei Miranchuk	2
Daniel Royer	2

Head to Head

Atlanta United FC Form

2026-08-15 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2026-08-01 Philadelphia Union 3–2 Atlanta United FC L 2026-07-25 New England Revolution 4–1 Atlanta United FC L 2026-07-23 Charlotte FC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2026-07-18 Nashville SC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2026-05-24 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC L

New York Red Bulls Form

2026-08-15 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls L 2026-08-01 New York Red Bulls 3–2 Orlando City SC W 2026-07-25 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Charlotte FC L 2026-07-22 Philadelphia Union 3–1 New York Red Bulls L 2026-05-24 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 New York Red Bulls W 2026-05-16 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.74 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.35 New York Red Bulls xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC47% Draw25% New York Red Bulls28%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

73%

Draw or New York Red Bulls

53%

Atlanta United FC or New York Red Bulls

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC34% Draw43% New York Red Bulls23%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

2 – 0

6.8%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

0 – 1

5.3%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.